O-Care premiums to skyrocket — Health industry officials say ObamaCare-related premiums will double in some parts of the country, countering claims recently made by the administration. — The expected rate hikes will be announced in the coming months amid an intense election year, when control of the Senate is up for grabs.

President Obama's Final 4 revealed — President Barack Obama, the nation's first basketball fan, took marker to bracket with ESPN again at the White House and selected defending tournament champion Louisville, No. 1 overall seed Florida, top seed Arizona and Michigan State to advance to this year's NCAA men's Final Four.

Throw the lead to November — In early February this year, I wrote a column for The Hill in which I tried to talk Democrats off the cliff. I warned them against having such a gloomy outlook for November. To tell you the truth, though, when I saw the result from the Florida special election last Tuesday …

How to Raise Americans' Wages — Eight proposals to jump-start the incomes of workers. — Once upon a time in a faraway land—the United States following World War II—workers reaped what they sowed. From 1947 through 1973, their income rose in lockstep with increases in productivity.

Scientists Sound Alarm on Climate — Early in his career, a scientist named Mario J. Molina was pulled into seemingly obscure research about strange chemicals being spewed into the atmosphere. Within a year, he had helped discover a global environmental emergency, work that would ultimately win a Nobel Prize.

Cuomo's grasp of public opinion leaves de Blasio looking dumb — Is anybody looking dumber than Bill de Blasio right about now? — Tuesday's Quinnipiac University poll gave him a 45 percent public-approval rating, down from 53 percent in January. This is consistent with earlier surveys, and it is astonishingly low for a new mayor.

Libertarian-leaning Paul heads to liberal-leaning campus — (CNN) - Sen. Rand Paul, who's become known for venturing into unfamiliar territory for Republicans, will speak Wednesday at the liberal hotbed of the University of California at Berkeley. — The Kentucky Republican is expected …

When Living Wage Is Minimum Wage — A generation ago, people making the minimum wage were largely teenagers. Today, as President Obama pushes to give 25 million low-wage workers a raise, that's no longer true. — The minimum wage debate hinges on an essential question: Who would be affected by an increase?

White House's Top Pastry Chef to Leave Post — WASHINGTON — The first lady, Michelle Obama, is soon to lose her executive pastry chef, Bill Yosses. And she is partly to blame. — She has piqued his interest in the relationship between food and health, he said in a recent telephone interview …

America's Internet Surrender — By unilaterally retreating from online oversight, the White House pleased regimes that want to control the Web. — The Internet is often described as a miracle of self-regulation, which is almost true. The exception is that the United States government has had ultimate control from the beginning.

Malaysia plane relatives dragged from news conference — Relatives were forcibly removed while trying to speak to journalists — Frustration with the search for missing flight MH370 boiled over into chaotic scenes as Chinese relatives were dragged away from journalists.

Chris Christie town hall disrupted by protesters again — SOUTH RIVER — A group of Rutgers University students, as well as union representatives, were kicked out of a town hall meeting with Gov. Chris Christie today. — The group rose up in unison after Christie finished answering …

Don't Tell Ruth Ginsburg to Retire — If Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had followed advice from male law professors like me, she would probably not be where she is today. — Her entire career has involved defying expectations and forcing her way into places where she did not “belong” …

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